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Are many rural areas on the brink of collapse?

seems like many are at a tipping point, where they have a ve...
Out-of-control Sneaky Criminal Den
  09/21/17
"collapse" isn't really the right concept. they t...
misanthropic topaz coldplay fan pervert
  09/21/17
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cerise parlour reading party
  09/21/17
Cr. It's a sad slow death. Another big problem is the closur...
Razzmatazz burgundy stag film headpube
  09/21/17
i dont see it as sad, i see it as natural. population growth...
Irradiated Yellow National
  09/21/17
hmmm, because there are zero obstacles to urban living, part...
Soggy sex offender halford
  09/21/17
huh?
Irradiated Yellow National
  09/21/17
cities are already too big and promote atomized, hedonistic ...
Soggy sex offender halford
  09/21/17
I see it as sad to the extent that the people whose families...
Razzmatazz burgundy stag film headpube
  09/21/17
idk man, i wouldnt glorify this shit. their distant kin shov...
Irradiated Yellow National
  09/21/17
Lol this is ridiculous. Medical expenses are kept artificia...
autistic yapping hunting ground new version
  09/21/17
wtf are you talking about?
Irradiated Yellow National
  09/21/17
i'm running maf shtick. are you not gonna engage, faggot?
autistic yapping hunting ground new version
  09/21/17
HEY MAN FUCK YOU! *puffs out chest*
Irradiated Yellow National
  09/21/17
Now we got subthread!
autistic yapping hunting ground new version
  09/21/17
Wow how can u be so retarded
shimmering hall
  09/22/17
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shimmering hall
  09/22/17
jesus, that sounds even more depressing than Detroit.
rusted scourge upon the earth
  09/21/17
Look at declines in white longevity. First time that's ever ...
Lime friendly grandma
  09/21/17
Why wouldn't this happen though? Gen X has no reason to live...
fishy arousing ticket booth
  09/21/17
In 100 years, most small towns in the US will be ruins
multi-colored shrine
  09/21/17
much sooner than that
Irradiated Yellow National
  09/21/17
Nah, it's only a matter of time before either terrorists get...
autistic yapping hunting ground new version
  09/21/17
Smug liberals and "migrants" dying by the millions...
vivacious gaped theater double fault
  09/22/17
They hit rock bottom i'd say around 3-4 years ago. Things ar...
olive electric newt
  09/21/17
We have a winner.
Impressive embarrassed to the bone quadroon
  09/22/17
I hope this is the case
Razzmatazz burgundy stag film headpube
  09/22/17
Some rural towns will be saved by the self driving car when ...
Motley church building
  09/22/17
I find it sad too, though others don't seem to be concerned....
Razzmatazz burgundy stag film headpube
  09/22/17
Yea there is a quote somewhere that is basically "we sh...
Motley church building
  09/22/17
I am considering moving back to the country and fortifying s...
Razzle transparent nursing home
  09/22/17
Meth and or heroin have already wiped most of these places o...
underhanded base
  09/22/17


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Date: September 21st, 2017 5:54 PM
Author: Out-of-control Sneaky Criminal Den

seems like many are at a tipping point, where they have a very large aging boomer population, with few people to replace them and nobody moving in. will there just be ghost towns spread across the rust belt, etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34262889)



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Date: September 21st, 2017 5:58 PM
Author: misanthropic topaz coldplay fan pervert

"collapse" isn't really the right concept. they tend to die quietly. properties and stuff gradually gets abandoned. there is no dramatic implosion; there is just a gradual decline and dropping-off. certain roads that don't have enough residents anymore are turned to gravel to save maintenance costs, that sort of thing. certain power lines might not ever get repaired if a storm brings them down. there's just no demand.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34262935)



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Date: September 21st, 2017 6:01 PM
Author: cerise parlour reading party



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34262949)



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Date: September 21st, 2017 6:42 PM
Author: Razzmatazz burgundy stag film headpube

Cr. It's a sad slow death. Another big problem is the closure of rural hospitals. Many of these areas will be an hour or more from an ER.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34263209)



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Date: September 21st, 2017 6:45 PM
Author: Irradiated Yellow National

i dont see it as sad, i see it as natural. population growth is straining infrastructure and urbanization can help alleviate some of this strain

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34263233)



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Date: September 21st, 2017 6:47 PM
Author: Soggy sex offender halford

hmmm, because there are zero obstacles to urban living, particularly in most western nations...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34263247)



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Date: September 21st, 2017 6:49 PM
Author: Irradiated Yellow National

huh?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34263259)



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Date: September 21st, 2017 7:13 PM
Author: Soggy sex offender halford

cities are already too big and promote atomized, hedonistic lifestyles that create population crashes. add in the fact that a violent underclass makes them unappealing to all but the top decile of earners and the obstacles to neo-urbanism are tall, perhaps insurmountable.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34263408)



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Date: September 21st, 2017 6:53 PM
Author: Razzmatazz burgundy stag film headpube

I see it as sad to the extent that the people whose families have been there for generations have to leave even though they would prefer to stay.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34263284)



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Date: September 21st, 2017 6:55 PM
Author: Irradiated Yellow National

idk man, i wouldnt glorify this shit. their distant kin shoved off from a place once, and now it's happening again, and not without reason

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34263290)



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Date: September 21st, 2017 6:57 PM
Author: autistic yapping hunting ground new version

Lol this is ridiculous. Medical expenses are kept artificially high by government subsidization of research and our egalitarian views toward treatment. "Oh look! A pill that raises treatment effectiveness from 84% to 87% for some patients! And it only costs 73x the price of the old pill from 1958! Time to adopt a new gold-standard for use in every hospital in America!"

Quit developing that horseshit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34263308)



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Date: September 21st, 2017 6:58 PM
Author: Irradiated Yellow National

wtf are you talking about?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34263314)



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Date: September 21st, 2017 7:00 PM
Author: autistic yapping hunting ground new version

i'm running maf shtick. are you not gonna engage, faggot?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34263324)



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Date: September 21st, 2017 7:01 PM
Author: Irradiated Yellow National

HEY MAN FUCK YOU!

*puffs out chest*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34263332)



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Date: September 21st, 2017 7:03 PM
Author: autistic yapping hunting ground new version

Now we got subthread!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34263346)



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Date: September 22nd, 2017 1:12 PM
Author: shimmering hall

Wow how can u be so retarded

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34268997)



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Date: September 22nd, 2017 1:12 PM
Author: shimmering hall



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34269000)



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Date: September 21st, 2017 8:07 PM
Author: rusted scourge upon the earth

jesus, that sounds even more depressing than Detroit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34263879)



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Date: September 21st, 2017 6:59 PM
Author: Lime friendly grandma

Look at declines in white longevity. First time that's ever happened to ANY cohort in first world country. Thanks obeezy!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34263316)



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Date: September 21st, 2017 7:11 PM
Author: fishy arousing ticket booth

Why wouldn't this happen though? Gen X has no reason to live. Read between the lines.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34263399)



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Date: September 21st, 2017 7:23 PM
Author: multi-colored shrine

In 100 years, most small towns in the US will be ruins

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34263477)



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Date: September 21st, 2017 7:24 PM
Author: Irradiated Yellow National

much sooner than that

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34263483)



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Date: September 21st, 2017 7:25 PM
Author: autistic yapping hunting ground new version

Nah, it's only a matter of time before either terrorists get nukes or NK/Iran starts nukin'.

After 2 or 3 major cities get hit, there'll be a mass exodus from all cities and a reruralization of the nation.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34263494)



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Date: September 22nd, 2017 2:06 PM
Author: vivacious gaped theater double fault

Smug liberals and "migrants" dying by the millions!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34269278)



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Date: September 21st, 2017 10:49 PM
Author: olive electric newt

They hit rock bottom i'd say around 3-4 years ago. Things are looking up now, I have noticed a lot of people are moving back to these areas for the low cost of living and lack of traffic, crime etc. as more people get the ability to work remotely this will increase

Lots of gen xers who are fleeing cities now that their kids are old enough for public school

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34265178)



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Date: September 22nd, 2017 2:34 AM
Author: Impressive embarrassed to the bone quadroon

We have a winner.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34266286)



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Date: September 22nd, 2017 1:16 PM
Author: Razzmatazz burgundy stag film headpube

I hope this is the case

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34269024)



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Date: September 22nd, 2017 2:23 PM
Author: Motley church building

Some rural towns will be saved by the self driving car when it occurs. But probably only those within a 90 mile drives of a tertiary city. But most will slowly fade away, while nature reclaims the buildings. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

I'm from a small town so I find it sad. But GC waits for no man.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34269405)



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Date: September 22nd, 2017 2:28 PM
Author: Razzmatazz burgundy stag film headpube

I find it sad too, though others don't seem to be concerned. There was a new article today about how hospital closings are killing rural areas

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hospital-crisis-killing-rural-communities-090116288.html

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34269446)



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Date: September 22nd, 2017 2:31 PM
Author: Motley church building

Yea there is a quote somewhere that is basically "we should be as efficient as needed but no more; all the beauty in humanity - family, home, art, are all inefficient" or something along those lines. I think that applies to rural America, family farms, etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34269477)



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Date: September 22nd, 2017 2:29 PM
Author: Razzle transparent nursing home

I am considering moving back to the country and fortifying self on family land. Encourage other family members to go back and we can pool our resources. Just have to convince wife to abandon rootless cosmopolitanism

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34269452)



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Date: September 22nd, 2017 2:33 PM
Author: underhanded base

Meth and or heroin have already wiped most of these places out

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3739199&forum_id=2#34269495)